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Are you a HR Manager looking to build something new in Riga?

As the HR Manager you will act as the HR partner for Epson Europe’s Riga European Business Services (EBS) Centre, ensuring that people practices, cultures and ways of working support high performance and employee engagement. You will manage local HR operations, support organisational growth, and help shape a positive employee experience in line with Epson’s global standards.

Collaborating with European HR function, you will act as a trusted advisor to site leadership and an advocate for employees, ensuring HR initiatives drive both business performance and employee success.

This is a great opportunity to join Epson as we establish our brand-new office in Riga. You’ll be a founding member of our Epson Business Services team, collaborating with colleagues locally across functions such as finance, supply chain and logistics. You’ll also work closely with Epson teams all over Europe. 

Salary: 48,000 – 59,500  (EUR) + Bonus

Benefits: A wide range of employee benefits, health insurance and local budget for well-being

What you will do:

• Contribute to the European people strategy, adapting this for local needs and providing input for future initiatives.
• Translate function strategy and business priorities into locally relevant HR plans considering legal requirements, cultural, and workforce requirements.
• Partner with European HR colleagues to ensure consistency of practices and share best-in class approaches across regions.
• Act as HR partner for local leaders, building trust and providing proactive support.
• Ensure compliance with local employment laws, company policies, and regulatory requirements.
• Coach managers and team leaders to strengthen people-management skills, team effectiveness, performance and engagement.
• Support workforce planning, talent management, organisational change, and succession planning through targeted interventions.
• Work closely with the Talent Acquisition team to ensure quality and timely recruitment of EBS employees.
• Manage employee relations cases, including investigations, performance, conflict resolution, and absence.
• Identify capability gaps and collaborate on training, coaching, and development initiatives.
• Analyse engagement data to develop action plans that strengthen culture, well-being, and inclusive working practices.
• Maintain accurate HR records/data and leverage analytics to guide decision-making.
• Manage the local HR cost budget, ensuring all finance and planning processes are implemented and budget accuracy is maintained.
• Champion a strong, inclusive culture and act as an advocate for employee well-being.

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• Significant HR generalist or HR manager experience within a fast-paced, service-orientated or shared-service environment.
• Strong knowledge of local employment legislation and HR best practice.
• Experienced operating in a matrix organisation, with exposure in other European countries, is highly beneficial.
• Experience managing a generalist operational HR team.
• Ability to interpret strategic direction and translate it into actionable local HR plans.
• Demonstrated experience coaching managers and frontline leaders.
• Proven ability to support large populations of early-career employees.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder influencing, and relationship-building skills.
• Data-driven mindset with comfort analysing people metrics to inform decisions.
• Attention to detail and passion for high quality and accuracy.
• Fluency in English and Latvian (verbal and written).
• Professional HR qualification preferred.

We are keen to hear from you even if you don’t match all listed requirements, but you identify with our brand and passion for innovation.

What we offer:

Our heritage  

We aspire to be an indispensable company, trusted throughout the world for our commitment to openness, customer satisfaction and sustainability. We respect individuality while promoting teamwork, and we are committed to delivering unique value through innovative and creative solutions.

Our commitment to the environment

We all have a role to play in building a better future. For Epson, being a sustainable company means being mindful of every aspect of our organisation – from the smallest lightbulb to the largest factory. It fuels our innovation, drives our growth, motivates our workforce and, ultimately, to contribute to society.

Our people

We believe a healthy culture, strong values, teamwork, and contribution from a diverse range of individuals will help us to strive for excellence.

Our brand

Ranked by Clarivate Analytics as a Top 100 Global Innovator brand for the last seven years running.

Epson is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for all employees. We actively encourage applications from individuals of all protected characteristics and are committed to providing any necessary accommodations during the application and assessment process, as well as upon joining our team.

If you require additional assistance for your application or wheelchair access to our facilities, please email recruitment@epson.eu. A member of our team will be happy to assist you.